Articles Tagged: Technology

Cedar Rapids’ largest employer announces products, milestones

They’re lighting up Cedar Rapids businesses using tech, collaboration

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials said.

New technology is helping West Side Transport’s drivers save fuel, lower their carbon footprint and practice better driving habits.

It’s critical to managing risks to the business

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the largest secured by a single state. In 2021, a judge approved a $650 million settlement with the company, formerly known as Facebook, over similar claims of users in Illinois.

“There are going to be deaths because of this. It’s inevitable,’’ Cyber expert James Bore said. “We’ve got so many systems tied up with this.”

Parents, keep your adolescents away from smartphones and social media

Liz Reid, the head of Google's search business, acknowledged in a blog post Friday that “some odd, inaccurate or unhelpful AI Overviews certainly did show up.”While many of the examples were silly, others were dangerous or harmful falsehoods.

University of Iowa grad Steve Grubbs’ company is global leader in use of virtual reality

A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector.

The White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth.

Innovas to supply air-conditioning tube cleaning tech to Persian Gulf company

“I think this should be high priority for Congress,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat who has worked with a bipartisan group of governors to promote the program, said in a phone interview. “To many families, $30 a month is a big deal.”

Musk said that the first Neuralink product is called “Telepathy” — which, he said, will enable users to control their phones or computers “just by thinking.” He added that intial users would be those who have lost use of their limbs.